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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Balidaan (1971 film)<br />
| image = Balidaan poster.jpg<br />
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| caption = <br />
| director = Ravi Tandon <br />
| producer = Aroon Varma<br />
| story = [[Manoj Kumar]] and Balkrishna Mouj<br />
| screenplay = [[Manoj Kumar]] and Balkrishna Mouj <br />
| starring = [[Manoj Kumar]]<br />[[Saira Banu]]<br /> Dev Kumar<br />
| music = [[Shankar–Jaikishan]]<br />
| cinematography = Nariman A. Irani<br />
| editing = Hari Pathare<br />
| studio = Varma Films Enterprises<br />
| distributor = Varma Films Enterprises<br />
| released = {{Film date|1971}}<br />
| runtime = <br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| language = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross =<br />
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}}<br />
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''''' Balidaan ''''' is a [[List of Bollywood films of 1971|1971]] [[Bollywood]] [[drama film]]. The film stars [[Saira Banu]] and [[Manoj Kumar]]. The film was directed by [[Ravi Tandon]] and the story as well as the screenplay/dialog were written by Manoj Kumar and Balkishan Mouj.<ref name=Balidaan1>{{cite web|title= Balidaan (1971) Hindi Movie Review, Songs, Trailer |<br />
url= https://muvyz.com/moviepage/gv398196 |website=muvyz.com|publisher=Muvyz, Ltd.|access-date=July 13, 2021}}</ref><br />
<ref name=Balidaan2>{{cite web|title=Balidaan Movie Review<br />
|url= https://www.indianfilmhistory.com/movie-details/balidaan-1 <br />
|publisher=Indian Film History|access-date=July 13, 2021}}</ref><br />
<ref name=Balidaan3>{{cite web|title= Balidaan (1971) Cast - Actor, Actress, Director, Producer, Music Director | url= https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/balidaan-365/cast-crew<br />
| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210714124112/https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/balidaan-365/cast-crew<br />
| url-status= live<br />
| archive-date= 14 July 2021<br />
|publisher=Cinestaan|access-date=July 13, 2021}}</ref><br />
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==Plot== <br />
Central to the plot of ''Balidaan'' is a reworking of the legendary outlaw hero [[Robin Hood]], who is believed to have robbed from the rich and given to the poor. Numerous [[List of films and television series featuring Robin Hood|films]] have adapted the Robin Hood story and several real-life people who have also followed his ideology.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kiwireport.com/real-life-robin-hoods-stole-rich-gave-poor/ |title= Real Life Robin Hoods Who Stole From The Rich And Gave To The Poor |first=Dana|last=Sivan|publisher=KiwiReport.com|date=December 22, 2016|access-date=July 12, 2021}}</ref> In this Hindi-language adaptation, Raja (Manoj Kumar) is a dacoit, a bandit who robs and kills the wealthy and then distributes this wealth to the poor, to whom he feels this wealth rightfully belonged.<br />
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A smart police officer, Ramesh Singh (Dev Kumar) is assigned by the Police Commissioner (Satyendra Kapoor) to the task of arresting Raja and bringing him to justice. Much of the movie revolves around the careful attempts made by Ramesh to capture Raja and the clever ways in which Raja and his accomplices (Bindu, Ranvir Raj, Mac Mohan) are able to retard these attempts and escape being caught by the police. During the course of these actions, a love interest develops between Raja and Sheela (Saira Banu).<br />
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Will Raja be punished ultimately for being the dacoit who looted and killed the wealthy? Will he leave a legacy for being the savior who pillaged the wealthy and returned their wealth to the poor, to whom this wealth supposedly belonged? The movie progresses with letting viewers decide whether Raja was just another bandit or a savior of the poor.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
*[[Manoj Kumar]] as Raja<br />
*[[Saira Banu]] as Sheela<br />
*[[Dev Kumar]] as Ramesh Singh<br />
*[[Bindu (actress)|Bindu]] as an accomplice of Raja<br />
*Ranvir Raj as an accomplice of Raja<br />
*Mac Mohan as an accomplice of Raja<br />
*[[Bharat Bhushan]] as Suraj<br />
*[[Purnima (Hindi actress)|Purnima]] as Suraj's wife<br />
*Satyendra Kappor as the Police Commissioner<br />
*Man Mohan as Vijay Singh<br />
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==Songs==<br />
Music was composed by [[Shankar–Jaikishan]] and [[Verma Malik]] wrote the lyrics<br />
.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hindigeetmala.net/movie/balidaan_1971.htm |title= Lyrics and video of Songs from the film Balidaan (1971) |publisher=Hindigeetmala.com |date= |accessdate=2021-07-10}}</ref><br />
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! # !! Title !! Singer <br />
|-<br />
| 1<br />
|"O Jhoothi Mohabbat Ke Bhookhe Darinde"<br />
|[[Lata Mangeshkar]]<br />
|-<br />
| 2<br />
|"Chale Aao Dil Mein"<br />
|Lata Mangeshkar<br />
|-<br />
| 3<br />
| "Pranam Karo Iss Dharti Ko Jisne Diyya" <br />
| [[Mahendra Kapoor]]<br />
|-<br />
| 4<br />
| "Haaye Haaye Re Daiyya Moyi Mai To Kyo Jawaan Huyi" <br />
| Mahendra Kapoor and [[Asha Bhosle]]<br />
|-<br />
| 5<br />
| "Manjira Baaj Raha Chun Chun Chha Chhun" <br />
| Mahendra Kapoor<br />
|-<br />
| 6<br />
| "Pranam Karo Iss Dharti Ko Jisne Diyya" <br />
| [[Krishna Kalle]]<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|id=0452143|title=Balidaan}}<br />
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[[Category:1971 films]]<br />
[[Category:1971 Hindi-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1971 Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:1971 drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Hindi-language drama films]]</div>AnnieSneed66